Trick match box



April 14, 1925. r 1,533,402

f V A. F. GILLET TRICK MATCH BOX Filed Aug. 7, 1922 ":l Mu

Patented Apr. 14, 1925.

PATENT OFFICE.

UNITED STATES ALEXIS F. GILLET, 0F OMAHA, NEBRASKA, ASSIGNOR T0 J"UIBILEE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF OMAHA, NEBRASKA, A CORPORATION.

TRICK MATCH BOX.

Application filed August 7, 1922. Serial No. 580,079.

T 0 aZZ whom it may concern Be it known that I, Annxis F. GILLEI, a Icitizen of the United States, residing at Omaha, in the county ofDouglas and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in a Trick Match Box, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to a match box intended for amusement as well asutility, said box being of convenient form to be carried in the pocketof the user, and of that class wherein a drawer and slide are mountedfor movement from a receptacle, the slide-when drawn outwardly havingthe appearance of the drawer and operating generally to deceive anovice, since the box when apparently opened, appears to be empty,while, as a matter of fact it may be completely filled. The presentinvention has for its object to provide such a construction that theparts movable by gravity for locking the drawer will operate withoutappreciable friction, and will be effective for locking the drawerwithin the receptacle as well as releasing it therefrom. One of thespecific objects in view is to provide a locking-bar for these purposesadapted to operate similar to the action of a pendulum.

The invention consists of the novel con-,

struction, combination and arrangement of parts as described herein andclaimed, and as illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein,-

Fig. 1 is a side r plan view o'fthe box. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectionon line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a view showing nearly all of the box inlongitudinal section, the sec tion being on line 33 of Fig. 6. Fig. 4 isasectional view on line 4-4 of Fig. 6. Fig. 5 is a transverse sectionthrough the cap of the box on line 5 5 of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is an end viewof the device. Fig. 7 is a view 1 similar to that shown in Fig. 5 toillustrate the change of position of the box for re leasing, by gravity,the hook from the locking-bar. Fig. 8 is a broken view, being a detailto clearly show a hook and relative position of parts.

In the drawings, numeral 9 indicates areceptacle of elliptical form incross'section, open at its outer end, its bottom, indicated at 10,having an aperture 11 formed therein, and having a cap 12 mountedthereon. Nu-

meral 13 indicates a rugose surface provided for the cap 12, for use inigniting sulphur or percussion matches.

At- 1 1 is indicated a slide which is loosely mounted in the receptacle,said slide being open at its inner end, its outer end, indicated at a,being provided with a holder 15 for containing a prepared compositionfor use in igniting safety matches, and having a flange m for convenientuse in moving the slide outwardly and inwardly of the receptacle.

Numeral 16 indicates a drawer for containing matches. It is disposedwithin the slide and fits snugly therein so that when the slide ismoved, the drawer normally and on account of frictional contacttherewith, will move with it. The outer and inner ends of the drawer areindicated respectively at Z) and c; and its inner end 0 is provided witha hook 17 adapted to pass through the aperture 11 of the bottom 10 ofthe receptacle.

Numeral 18 indicates a locking-bar disposed in the cap 12, said barpreferably being of approximately anchor-shape. It is pivotally mounted,near its upper end, as indicated at 19, upon. the bottom 10 of thereceptacle, and it will be seen that since this bar may have swingingmovements, it may operate efliectively for engaging the hook or forreleasing it.

In operation, the drawer 16 may be moved inwardly so that its hook 17may pass through the aperture 11 to become engaged by the locking-barl8, and when thus engaged, if the slide 1% is drawn outwardly to theposition shown in Figs. 3 and st, the drawer will remain within thereceptacle and its contents will not be visible; and since the slide hasthe same general appearance as that of the drawer. the match box willappear to be empty. However, if the operator thereafter moves the slideinwardly of the receptacle and inclines the boxto the position shown inFig. 7, and again draws the slide outwardly, the drawer will move withthe slide, and its contents will he visible. it being understood thatthe bar 18 may swing freely on its pivot 19 when the box is moved to theinclined position mentioned, so that the hook will be releasedtherefrom, and it also being remembered that the drawer 16 fits closelyin the slide so that it will move outwardly therewith except when thehook is engaged by the locking-bar.

The bar 18 operates as a pendulum, its lower end (Z having a suliicientweight to permit it to swing readily by force of gravity, and its arms 0and 0 being adapted to engage the stop-member or wall of the cap 12,during its movements.

The arms a and c are so disposed with reference to the wall of the capthat operation will be effective, the arm 6 being adapted to engage saidwall as shown in Fig. 5, to limit a movement or the bar and to preventit from moving into line with thecenter ot the aperture 11 and toprevent it from being disposed immediately in front of the pointedterminal of the hook, and the arm 0 operating to prevent engagement ofthe lower end of the bar with the concaved wall of the cap, andmaintaining the'bar closely adjacent to the aperture 11. It will be seenthat the arcv of movement for the bar may be very limited and thateffective operation for the bar will result it the latter moves out ofthe recess of the hook; and on account 0 the pivotal mounting for thelocking-bar its movements will be practically noiseless.

lVhile the device has been described as a holder -l'or matches, thedrawer may of course contain a different article; and while shown tohave concave-convex walls in cross-section, the walls may have otherforms.

I claim as my invention,

1. A receptacle having a cap below its bottom and an aperture in itsbottom communicating with the cap, a drawer having a hook and movable inthe receptacle to move its hook through the aperture into the cap, alocking-bar having an arm and pivotally mounted on said bottom to permititto swing in a circles are for engaging the hook, its arm moving intoengagement with the wall of the cap, and to permit it to swing in acircles arc for disengagement with said hook.

2. A receptacle having a stop-member projecting below its bottom andhaving an aperture in its bottom, a drawer having a hook, said drawerbeing movable in the receptacle, its hook moving through said apertureto be disposed adj aoent to said stop-mei'nber, a locking-bar having anarm and a. second arm and pivotally mounted on said bottom to permit itto swing in a circles are for engaging the hook, its first named armmoving into engagement with said stop-member, and permitting said bar toswing in a circles arc to be disengaged from aid hook, its second armmoving into engagement with said stop-member to maintain said barclosely adjacent to said a1 erture.

3. In con'ibination, a receptacle provided with a stop-member and havingan aperture in its bottom, a drawer having a 11001: and movable to movethe hook through said aperture, a locking-bar pivotally connected nearone of its ends with said bottom to permit it to have swingingmovements, alternately, into engagement and disengagement with saidhook, said bar being provided with a pair of arms for engaging thestop-member in alternation, to limit its swinging move-V ments.

i. A receptacle provided with a cap and having an aperture in itsbottom, a drawer having a hook, said drawer being movable in thereceptacle its hook moving through said aperture into the cap, alocking-bar provided with an arm and a second arm, id bar beingpivotally mounted near one o't ends on said bottom to permit it toswingin a circles are for engaging the hook, its first named arm movinginto engag ment with the ca 3, and to permit it to swing in. a circlesarc to be disengaged from the hook, its second arm moving intoengagement, with said cap.

In testimony whereof, I have allixed my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

ALEXIS F. GILLET. Witnesses HIRAM A. SrURoEs, ARTHUR H. Srunsns.

